Rangers 3-1 Kilmarnock: result and report

Premiership · Tuesday 2 January 2024

Result

Rangers 3-1 Kilmarnock

Premiership · Tuesday 2 January 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Rangers · Kilmarnock · Premiership predictions

Rangers 3-1 Kilmarnock: match report

Rangers defeated Kilmarnock 3-1 in the Premiership on Tuesday 2 January 2024. The half-time score was 2-0.

Ross McCausland opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Rangers's goals came from Ross McCausland (41'), Abdallah Sima (45') and Todd Cantwell (61'). Kilmarnock scored through Danny Armstrong (59', penalty).

Discipline: Rangers received 1 yellow card; Kilmarnock received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rangers were 2nd on 43 points from 19 and Kilmarnock 4th on 31 points from 21. Rangers went on to finish that season 2nd with 85 points, and Kilmarnock 4th with 56.

Rangers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Kilmarnock in a 4-5-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Todd Cantwell of Rangers (8.2), ahead of James Tavernier (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Rangers wins, 1 draw and 3 for Kilmarnock.

Going into the match Rangers's last five read L-W-W-W-W and Kilmarnock's D-W-W-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · Todd CantwellRangers
  • 30'Yellow card · Rory McKenzieKilmarnock
  • 41'Goal · Ross McCauslandRangers · 1-0
  • 41'Yellow card · David WatsonKilmarnock
  • 45'Goal · Abdallah SimaRangers · 2-0
  • 59'Penalty goal · Danny ArmstrongKilmarnock · 2-1
  • 61'Goal · Todd CantwellRangers · 3-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Joe WrightKilmarnock

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rangers 6, draws 1, Kilmarnock 3.

Team news

Rangers line-up (4-3-3)

Jack Butland, James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, John Souttar, Rıdvan Yılmaz, Kieran Dowell, John Lundstram, Todd Cantwell, Ross McCausland, Cyriel Dessers, Abdallah Sima

Kilmarnock line-up (4-5-1)

Will Dennis, Joe Wright, Lewis Mayo, Stuart Findlay, Corrie Ndaba, Danny Armstrong, Rory McKenzie, Liam Donnelly, Liam Polworth, Matty Kennedy, K. Vassell